kirby-grip
(ˈkɜːbɪ grɪp)
Also Kirbigrip (proprietary name), kirbigrip.
A type of sprung hair-grip.
| 1926 Trade Marks Jrnl. 6 Jan. 12 Kirbigrip... Hair-pins of ordinary Metal. Kirby, Beard & Co., Limited,..Birmingham; Manufacturers. 1945 ‘A. Gilbert’ Don't open Door xi. 95 Two plain brown combs and a kirbigrip. 1949 ‘J. Tey’ Brat Farrar xxiii. 214 The aged kirby-grip that kept Jane's hair off her face. a 1953 Dylan Thomas Adventures Skin Trade (1955) i. 18 Mrs. Probert next door,..butting the air with her kirby-grips. 1955 [see hair-grip s.v. hair n. 9 b]. 1959 Woman's Own 12 Dec. 21/3 Ribbon bows fixed to kirby-grips or combs. 1960 C. Storr Marianne & Mark i. 20 Marianne bought a card of kirbigrips. 1973 B. Bainbridge Dressmaker i. 20 Nellie, when put out, could appear to be suffering, her white hair plastered to her head in waves and a kirby grip to keep it neat. |